# [newbie] Programmer Tutorial Question

Don Schwarz (don@darkowl.pr.mcs.net)
Fri, 19 Jan 1996 14:16:25 PST

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    On Fri, 19 Jan 1996, D. Jason Nolan wrote:

    > #110:do_the_work not compiled because:
    >   Line 3:  syntax error
    >
    >   2:    if ($object_utils:isa(this.location,$room)
    > __3_      this.location:announce_all(this.name," ",this:continue_msg());
    >
    > Now, this is exactly what is in the tutorial, so I can't even guess at
    > how I might get through learning this to get onto the next phase.  Any
    > help, or any other tutorial document references would be appreciated.
    >
    > Thanks in advance, and apologies for the newbie bandwidth waste,
    >
    You forgot a ) at the end of line 2, the error registers in line 3 because
    the compiler doesn't realize the ) is missing until it gets to the beginning
    of line 3.  The same thing happens with missing semicolons.

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